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Suicide Bombers Kill 30, Wound 100 at Pakistani Shrine

MULTAN, Pakistan -- A pair of suicide bombers struck a shrine in Pakistan Sunday, killing 30 people gathered there and pressing a campaign of attacks against places of worship that extremists consider un-Islamic, officials said. The practice of praying, singing and meditating at the shrines of holy men is widespread and...

Booby-Trap Bomb Kills Northern Ireland Policeman

DUBLIN -- Northern Ireland police say a 25-year-old officer has been killed by a booby-trap bomb placed under his car. Neighbors of the victim say the car was put ablaze by the blast in a neighborhood of Omagh. They say the victim had only recently joined the police force. Since 2007, Irish Republican Army dissidents...

Pentagon: Libya Mission Has Cost US $550M So Far

WASHINGTON -- The military intervention in Libya has cost the Pentagon an extra $550 million so far, mostly for bombs and missiles, officials said Tuesday. The figure is not a full picture of the price tag for the operation in that it does not include such money as pay for U.S. sailors, airmen and other forces, who would...

From Pat-Downs to Rat-Downs? Scientists Suggest Mice for Airport Security

When you go to the airport, do you feel comfortable getting an enhanced pat-down? What about an enhanced rat-down? Israeli scientists say they have found a way to harness the power of mice to bolster airport security. Brothers Eran and Alon Lumbroso have constructed an explosive detector that looks like a standard...

Underwear Bomb Suspect's Trial Set for October

DETROIT (AP) - A judge on Tuesday set an Oct. 4 trial date for a Nigerian man charged with trying to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas Day 2009 using a bomb hidden in his underwear. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, who is acting as his own lawyer, asked for a 2012 date and said he might not have enough time to...

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Robert Bullen: Mortar's Bombs, Babes and Bingo Makes an Impact, But Needs a Clearer Target

A bomb scientist, working for a deeply underground division of the U.S. military, is struggling to put the pieces together from his fractured life.

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Vancouver Island Park Closed Over Unexploded World War II Bombs

Part of Pacific Rim National Park on the west coast of Vancouver Island has been closed to the public because bombs left over from the Second World War might be buried in the sand.

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06/02/12 Quincy high student arrested for bomb threat Source: Columbia Basin Herald - Moses Lake WA Quincy police arrested a 16-year-old male Quincy High School student who allegedly threatened to bring an explosive device to school.
06/02/12 Dynamite sticks thought to be sausages Source: Sky News - Australia A Swedish man charged with possessing several sticks of dynamite had thought they were sausages.
05/25/12 Robert Bullen: Mortar's Bombs, Babes and Bingo Makes... Source: The Huffington Post A bomb scientist, working for a deeply underground division of the U.S. military, is struggling to put the pieces together from his fractured life.
05/08/12 Vancouver Island Park Closed Over Unexploded World War... Source: The Huffington Post Part of Pacific Rim National Park on the west coast of Vancouver Island has been closed to the public because bombs left over from the Second World War might be buried in the sand.

Background on bombs

A bomb is any of a range (short or long distance) of explosive weapons that only rely on the exothermic reaction of an explosive material to provide an extremely sudden and violent release of energy (an explosive device).

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